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List of 1956 motorsport champions

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1956 motorsport champions
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This list of 1956 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Open wheel racing

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Series Driver Season article
Formula One World Championship Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 1956 Formula One season
USAC National Championship United States Jimmy Bryan 1956 USAC Championship Car season
Formula Three
BRSCC British Formula Three Championship United Kingdom Jim Russell
East German Formula Three Championship East Germany Willy Lehmann 1956 East German Formula Three Championship

Sports car and GT

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Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship Italy Ferrari 1956 World Sportscar Championship season
SCCA National Sports Car Championship C Modified: United States Walt Hansgen 1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
D Modified: United States Bill Lloyd

Stock car racing

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Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Grand National Series United States Buck Baker 1956 NASCAR Grand National Series
Manufacturers: United States Ford
NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series United States Lloyd Dane 1956 NASCAR Pacific Coast Late Model Series
ARCA Racing Series United States Iggy Katona 1956 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera Argentina Juan Gálvez 1956 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship United States Johnny Mantz 1956 USAC Stock Car National Championship
Pacific Coast: United States Sam Hanks
Short Track: United States Troy Ruttman

Motorcycle racing

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Series Rider Season article
500cc World Championship United Kingdom John Surtees 1956 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship United Kingdom Bill Lomas
250cc World Championship Italy Carlo Ubbiali
125cc World Championship
Speedway World Championship Sweden Ove Fundin 1956 Individual Speedway World Championship

See also

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